Chapter 61 - Fight With You

After Christopher left with his soldiers, Amanda rested herself for two hours. When she awoke, she ran around the courtyard, strengthening further her stamina. She only ceased when the sun was about to set.

She knew she had eyes on her, with soldiers around, and for a second, she thought she saw Christopher's father checking on her.

'I'll prove to you that I deserve to be with Chris,' she declared in silence.

After having dinner with Cassy, she dozed off helplessly to bed. It was already in the wee hours that she heard Christopher's voice calling out to her from the window of her room.

"Amanda, open the window," he said as he flapped his wings in the dark, half-naked with his hair still wet. "Amanda."

Her eyes flickered open. She looked sideways in the direction of the window and sure enough; it was Christopher.

She turned to the other side of the bed, putting a pillow over her head. She said, "I'm still upset with you. Go away and let me rest for tonight. Besides! Why did you return so late?"

"Amanda, please. I'm really tired. I want to sleep next to you... even just for a few hours." Despite his pleading, she was unmoved.

"Amanda, I got wounded today really bad. I almost got hit in my chest. We had to take a rest and let myself heal well before heading back - Ahhhh! It still hurts. Ahhhh! I can barely flap my wings!" He explained.

Amanda frowned. She wasn't sure if she should believe him, but he seemed to be in pain. She got up and opened the window grills.

As Christopher climbed up the window, he put his arm on his chest and sneered. He suggested to be in agony.

"Are you okay?" She asked the second his feet landed on the floor.

She turned to close the grills to the stone window and watch him put back his wings. "Let me check you - "

Her words were cut by his mouth covering hers. Christopher quickly kissed her, putting both his hands on her face. He pulled away for a second just to say, "I lied." He kissed her again before he added, "I did get hurt, but it wasn't serious. I just want to stay with you."

Amanda acted to smack him in the chest, but he caught her wrist. He pulled her closer to him and wrapped his arms around her waist. He said, "When I am out there, putting myself in danger. All I think about is wanting to see you - that I should return because you are waiting for me."

Her mouth twitched. How could she ever resist such words? It quickly melted her heart that she clung onto his neck. She said, "What am I going to do with you?" He studied him closely before adding, "I'm glad you took the initiative of taking a bath before coming here."

"Hmmmm... I would not want to smell like an Oscorian," he said. "There were about twenty-ish of the red-skinned men who tried to make a tunnel underground the westernmost part of the nation. We ended up engaging in battle."

Since the Oscorian's recent attack, the soldiers of Aeros have strengthened their borders, keeping an eye on possible dug holes from a distance where their enemies could attack them by surprise.

They had also begun to set-up traps, limiting the number of Oscorians that made it to the borders and possibly launch an attack.

"Chris, when I prove myself worthy to be part of your arms, will you promise me to take me with you?" She asked intensely.

Even if she no longer has the strength of the red crystal, she had the power of the strange golden sword. Amanda firmly believed she could help him win the war.

"I don't want to risk it. You don't heal," he said while turning away, walking to the direction of the bed.

"Do all of your men heal?" She asked.

"No, it is a bloodline ability," he answered. "Just like my wings."

"How are they fairing?" She probed.

"Some are good, just like Kiesha, the girl you will be fighting against," he responded before looking back to her.

"Then, if I win, would you let me fight alongside you?" She walked up to him and reached for his hand and said, "Every time you are out there, it troubles me. I'd rather be next to you - fighting with you than being here, constantly worrying over you."

"But I don't want to worry about you either," he countered. "Amanda, you are the most important person in my life now. I don't ever want to lose you."

"I don't either," she said back. "You feel the same way I do so you must understand why I want to do this."

It was because he saw the frown on her face that he said, "Look. I admit that you are unusually strong. Perhaps, winning against Kiesha may merit you a chance to come with me occasionally when checking the borders, but if an all-out war happens, I can't promise to bring you."

She looked down, thinking about his offer. While it was not what she wanted, it was close enough. She would slowly prove to Christopher that she had the strength to fight with him. She sighed and said, "For now, I'll accept that."

"Thank you, Amanda." He embraced her again before saying, "Now, I really need some energizer. Something really... really arousing."

Amanda, "!!!"

"Aren't you tired?!" She reacted, pulling away. She was exhausted and wasn't planning to get some bed action at that time.

He put a hand behind her neck and said, "I am, but... your man also needs some loving."

Christopher grabbed her hand and rested in on his crotch and said, "I think it's too late to decide against it, don't you think?"

Amanda flushed. She was literally gripping against his hardness and she recognized it was taking a shape of its full size.

"Well, if it helps you get better at fighting... why not," she said while looking away, swallowing.

"Hmmmm."

"Ahhhh!" Amanda was quickly slammed against the bed and it left her screaming.

"Sshhhh... Quiet down, Cassy might hear you," said Christopher as he took off his pants.

Amanda settled in the bed properly and said, "You threw me to the bed! Who wouldn't scream?"

Seeing him fully naked, flaunting his perfect shape, she acted to take off her clothes, but he said, "No, let me."